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Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

13:22 20.07.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Geng Shuang, said that China, in response to American supplies of $2.2 billion worth of military hardware and equipment to Taiwan would impose sanctions on American suppliers of arms to Taiwan. "The sale of weapons to Taiwan is a …

Iran vs. US: bracing for war? (an analysis of current events and their possible consequences)

10:26 20.05.2019 Vladimir Sazhin

Iran vs. US: bracing for war? (an analysis of current events and their possible consequences)

On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, and imposed tough unilateral sanctions on Tehran. Exactly a year later, this move looks dangerously fraught with unpredictable and potentially catastrophic consequences for the …

Iran: Which way to go?

16:03 05.12.2018 Vladimir Sazhin

Iran: Which way to go?

The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), seriously hampered the chances for keeping the landmark accord in place.The accord, signed in 2015 by the P5+1 group of countries — China, Germany, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States — with Iran, requires Tehran to …

The sanctions of a split

9:48 12.11.2018 Pyotr Iskenderov

The sanctions of a split

The tough economic sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran have aggravated conflict between Washington and its close allies. The European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Germany have expressed regret over measures taken by American President Donald Trump and signaled the need to protect their companies. Simultaneously, eight …

Will Iran be able to counteract US sanctions?

15:17 24.09.2018 Vladimir Sazhin

Will Iran be able to counteract US sanctions?

American sanctions and how to confront themThe Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) today, as in the past 40 years of its existence, is in the global spotlight as the focus of major political and economic developments.As you know, on May 8, US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the …

US Sanction Ultimatum

11:44 13.08.2018 Yevgeny Pedanov

US Sanction Ultimatum

The United States has decided to impose new sanctions against Russia. The first package of sanction measures of the US State Department will come into force on August 22. Vladimir Vasiliev, chief researcher at the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that the …

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